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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 25

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Dianne Byrum (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Gallagher (R) by 35.2 points.

Dianne ByrumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%55,200
Pat GallagherRepublican
30.9%25,816
Mark OwenLibertarian
3.1%2,568
83,584 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+60.11986D+53.61990D+26.11994D+35.21998R+11.92002R+5.62006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Dianne Byrum (D)Pat Gallagher (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Owen (Libertarian), 3.1%